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SAE-AISI 1137 Steel vs. EN 1.5510 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1137 steel and EN 1.5510 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1137 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5510 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 210
130 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
11 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 400
220 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 34 to 39
62 to 72
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 460
310 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 760
450 to 1600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370 to 650
310 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81 to 100
46 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360 to 1130
260 to 710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 27
16 to 57
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 24
17 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 23
13 to 47

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.39
0.25 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.3
97.9 to 99.149
Manganese (Mn), % 1.4 to 1.7
0.6 to 0.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0.080 to 0.13
0 to 0.025

Comparable Variants